Ethanolic extract of Aconiti Brachypodi radix attenuates nociceptive pain probably via inhibition of voltage-dependent NA+ channel

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 574-583

  Ren, Wei ^a   Yuan, Lin ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Huang, Xian Ju ^a   Chen, Su ^a   Zou, Da Jiang ^a   Liu, Xiangming ^a   Yang, Xin Zhou ^a  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Aconiti Brachypodi radix; Analgesic effect; Dorsal root ganglion; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACONITI BRACHYPODI EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; ANALGESIC AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACONITI BRACHYPODI; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PLANT ROOT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL GANGLION; WRITHING TEST; ACONITE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; HEAT; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; WISTAR RAT; ACONITI BRACHYPODI RADIX; DRUG EFFECT;

ACETIC ACID; ACONITUM; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; DINOPROSTONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETRODOTOXIN; VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS;

ACONITI BRACHYPODI RADIX; ANALGESIC EFFECT; DORSAL ROOT GANGLION; SODIUM CHANNEL;

EID: 84896143811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i4.15     Document Type: Article

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